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Molecular, Genetic, and Physiological Mechanisms in Trees

edited by

Yuxiang Cheng

and Wenjing Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 844 | Submission Open

Keywords: tree development; tissue culture; hormone signaling; stress resistance; physiological regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)

Advances in Plant Nutrition and Novel Fertilizers—Second Edition

edited by Juan Li, Xiangdong Yang,

Xinhua He

and

Przemysław Barłóg

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 835 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative fertilizer; biological fertilizers; smart environment-responsive fertilizer; controlled-release strategy; diagnostic approaches and tools; fertilizer application rate; nano-fertilizers; new fertilizer; nutrient use efficiency; relation of plant nutrition and fertilizer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Novel and Efficient Means for Fertilizers Applications in Plant Cultivation

edited by

Gustavo Brunetto

and

Elena Baldi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 820 | Submission Open

Keywords: fertilization; plant nutrition; nutrient sources; absorption efficiency; nutrient losses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Fruit Development and Ripening

edited by

Ting Fang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 789 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit; gene functioning and regulation; hormonal cross-talk; molecular mechanism; plant physiology; reproductive development; plant hormone; signaling pathway; transcriptional regulation; epigenetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)

Algal Morphogenesis and Response to Abiotic Stresses

edited by

Koji Mikami

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 787 | Submission Open

Keywords: growth morphogenesis; polarity stress response; global warming; gene expression; signal transduction; transcriptomics; genomics; proteomics; metabolomics; stress tolerance; acclimation; regulatory network

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)

Physiological Responses and Tolerance Mechanisms of Plants to Heat Stress

edited by

Nobuhiro Suzuki

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 781 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat stress; signaling; physiological mechanisms; molecular mechanisms; network; complexity; specificity; agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)

Crop Nutrition Diagnosis and Regulation

edited by

Zunfu Lv

and Guoquan Lu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 779 | Submission Open

Keywords: yield prediction; nutrition diagnosis; model construction; crop nutrition; crop model; remote sensing; growth regulation; crop yield; crop quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Enhancing Soil Health and Crop Productivity Through Sustainable Agricultural Practices

edited by Xiquan Wang and

Jie Zhou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 732 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil quality; crop production; irrigation; fertilization; farming system; straw; manure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant–Soil Interactions)

Genetic Mechanisms Related to Crop Seed Development

edited by

Li Li

and

Hong Di

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 731 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed development; seed germination; seed vigor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)

Plant–Insect Interactions—3rd Edition

edited by

Francisco Rubén Badenes-Pérez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 726 | Submission Open

Keywords: entomophily; herbivory; host– plant resistance; host– plant selection; insect pollination; plant chemistry; plant– insect interactions; plant protection; pollination; biological control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)

The Bioecology and Sustainable Management of Weeds

edited by Xiaoling Song, Hongjuan Huang,

Lang Pan

and Mingshan Ji

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 691 | Submission Open

Keywords: weed ecology; weed bioecology; crop– weed interactions; sustainable management; genetic evolution; herbicide

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Horticultural Plant Cultivation in the Climate Change Era: From Genotypes to Environment

edited by

Jaime Cebolla-Cornejo

and

Salvador Rosello

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 690 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant breeding; sensory quality; bioactive compounds; deficit irrigation; high temperature; grafting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)

Plant Immunity and Disease Resistance Mechanisms

edited by

Yi-Hsien Lin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 659 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural management; disease control; induced resistance; plant defense; plant immunity; plant– pathogen interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)

Physiological Ecology and Regulation of High-Yield Maize Cultivation

edited by

Wanrong Gu

and Jing Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 657 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop chemical regulation; water and fertilizer regulation; maize stress physiology; maize high-yield cultivation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)

Applications of Omics and Bioinformatics in Medicinal Plants

edited by

Kangyu Wang

and

Paula C. Castilho

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 574 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioinformatics; medicinal plants; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; gene family; transcription factor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Medicinal Plant Extracts, 2nd Edition

edited by

Laura Grațiela Vicaș

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 566 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plant extracts; phytocomplexes; cell cultures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Biochemical Responses of Horticultural Crops to Abiotic Stresses

edited by

Dongliang Qiu

and

Jianjun Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 540 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural plants; abiotic stress; biochemicals; metabolism; crop production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)

Plant Genetic Diversity and Molecular Evolution

edited by

Yu-Chung Chiang

Ya-Zhu Ko

and

Annamalai Muthusamy

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 491 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; molecular evolution; genome evolution; phylogenomics; adaptive evolution; population genetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)

Hormonal Regulation of Flower and Fruit Development: A Molecular Perspective

edited by

Hongna Zhang

and

Minjie Qian

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 491 | Submission Open

Keywords: flowering; fruit; gene functioning and regulation; hormonal cross-talk; molecular mechanism; plant physiology; reproductive development; stress-induced flowering; plant hormone; signaling pathway; transcriptional regulation; epigenetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)

Plant Phenotyping and Machine Learning

edited by

Lingfeng Duan

and

Ni Jiang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 409 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant phenotyping; machine learning; image processing; growth analysis; data analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)

Innovative Approaches to Enhance Nutrient Uptake and Stress Resistance in Plants

edited by

Anastasia E. Giannakoula

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 388 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; nutrient uptake; plant tolerance; secondary metabolites; plant stress physiology; plant structure and function; oxidative damage; reactive oxygen species; antioxidant system; innovative methods

Taxonomy, Biogeography, Ecology, Conservation and Utilization of Gymnosperms

edited by

Yong Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 373 | Submission Open

Keywords: biogeography; conservation; evolution; gymnosperms; phylogeny; systematics; taxonomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Systematics, Taxonomy, Nomenclature and Classification)

Chemical Composition of Plant Extracts to Understand Their Pharmacological and Toxicological Properties

edited by Elihú Bautista and

Daniela Joyce Trujillo Silva

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 348 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; DNA barcoding; isolation and extraction; structure elucidation; NMR and MS analyses; HPLC-PDA and HPLC-ESIMS quantification; chemometric analysis; molecular networking; metabolomics; dietary supplements; phytomedicines; toxicity; infectious ailments; anti-bacterial; anti-protozoal; chronic diseases; diabetes; cancer; cytotoxicity; anti-inflammatory; anti-nociceptive; sedative; Alzheimer; vasoactive

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Stress Regulation

edited by

Madhav Nepal

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 313 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant stress; molecular regulation; crop improvement; omics; stress responsive gene; stress regulation networks; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)

Innovations and Research in In Vitro Propagation and Germplasm Conservation Techniques for Fruit Tree Cultivars and Fruit Tree Rootstocks

edited by Athanasios Tsafouros,

Epaminondas Kartsonas

and

Costas Delis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 304 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit tree propagation; micropropagation; in vitro propagation; tree physiology; rooting; shoot proliferation; acclimatization; in vitro conservation; cryopreservation; cold storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)

Molecular Mechanisms of Interactions Between Pathogenic Fungi and Host Plants

edited by Ya Li and Jiexiong Hu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 301 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant fungal diseases; pathogenic fungi; fungal effector; host resistance; plant immunity; plant– pathogen interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)

Impact of Biostimulants on Plant Growth and Nutrient Uptake

edited by

Federico Vita

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open

Keywords: biostimulants; macronutrients; ion ratio; abiotic stress; plant extracts; omics; nutrient uptake; plant– microbiota interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Coacervation of Double Emulsions with Anthocyanins Using Plant-Based Proteins

edited by

Arkadiusz Szpicer

Iwona Wojtasik-Kalinowska

and Adrian Stelmasiak

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open

Keywords: coacervation; double emulsions; anthocyanins; plant-based proteins; encapsulation; stability; nutraceuticals; bioactive compounds; food technology; emulsion science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Integrate Seed Morpho-Colorimetric Analysis to Characterize Endemic Species, Crop Wild Relatives, and Archaeobotanical Remains

edited by

Marco Sarigu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed morphometry; seeds/fruits research; archaeobotany; CWR; plant taxonomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Systematics, Taxonomy, Nomenclature and Classification)

Sustainable Conservation and Management of Medicinal Plants

edited by Shahina A. Ghazanfar

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; conservation; medicinal plants; aromatic plants; sustainable use

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)

Halophytes, Neglected and Underutilized Crop Species That Can Withstand Soil and Environmental Changes: Current Understanding and Recent Advances

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop production; abiotic stress; ion translocation mechanism; drought; saline agriculture; plant nutrition; halophytes; neglected underutilized crops; food security; drylands; carbon concentration mechanism (CCM); oxidative stress; elevated CO2 concentration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)

Biostimulants for Plant Mitigation of Abiotic Stresses in Plants

edited by

J. C. Luis Jorge

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: biostimulants; abiotic stress; biotic stresses; crop production; crop resilience; molecular mechanisms; transcriptomics; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)

Protected Cultivation of Horticultural Crops: Advances and Sustainability—2nd Edition

edited by

Weijie Jiang

and Min Wei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: controlled environment agriculture (CEA); protected cultivation; greenhouse; tunnel; hydroponics; soilless cultivation; vertical farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)

Advances in Mangrove Application, Ecology and Conservation

edited by

Buntora Pasaribu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: food application; secondary metabolite; carbon stock and management; biodiversity; ecotourism; ecophysiology; biogeochemistry; monitoring; modeling; rehabilitation and restoration; policy; genomics and genetics; climate change; heavy metals; marine debris (macro; micro and nano)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Molecular Mechanisms and Signal Transduction Pathways of Plant Immunity

edited by Wei Wang and

Libo Han

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant immunity; PRRs; NLRs; PAMPs; effectors; plant– pathogen interaction; signal transduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)

Cutting-Edge Research on Plant-Derived Drugs

edited by

Natale Badalamenti

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; NMR elucidation; bioactivity-guided isolation; extract activity; biological properties; novel formulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Genomics-Assisted Plant Resilience

edited by

Muthusamy Ramakrishnan

and

Anket Sharma

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomics-assisted breeding; plant resilience; climate change; abiotic stress; biotic stress; genome editing; GWAS; transcriptomics; epigenomics; phenomics; microbiome; sustainable agriculture; climate-smart agriculture; drought tolerance; heat stress; disease resistance; salinity tolerance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)

Chemical Composition and Biological Activity of Plant Essential Oil

edited by

Ivana Carev

and

Sylwia Zielińska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oils; chemical composition; biological activity; GC-MS analysis; natural products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Insect Pests and Pathogens: Biological Control Measures and Biodiversity

edited by

Vytautas Čėsna

and

Neringa Rasiukeviciute

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest management; insects; fungi; microorganisms; biological control; biodiversity; mycobiome; insecticide; resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)

Metabolic Pathways and Hormonal Regulation in Plant Defense and Growth

edited by Yuqing He

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant hormones; secondary metabolites; plant defense; growth regulation; metabolic pathways; plant– pathogen interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)

Plant Organ Development and Stress Response

edited by Tian Pan, Maohong Cai, Yuanyuan Hao and Mingming Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth; organ development; stress response; molecular mechanisms; envi-ronmental stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)

Genetic Resources and Breeding of Maize

edited by

Violeta Andjelkovic

and

Domagoj Šimić

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: maize; genetic resources; breeding; climate change; modern breeding techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)

Advances in Plant Taxonomy and Floristic Diversity: Insights from the Mediterranean and Beyond

edited by

Salvatore Brullo

and Salvatore Cambria

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant taxonomy; mediterranean area; phytogeography; plylogeny; vascular plants; plant diversity; chemotaxonomy; karyology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Systematics, Taxonomy, Nomenclature and Classification)

Enhancing Drought Resilience and Mitigation Strategies in Agronomic Crops

edited by

Muzammal Rehman

and Dengjie Luo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: drought resilience ; agronomic crops ; mitigation strategies ; water scarcity ; agronomic practices ; genetic approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)

Innovative Biotech Approaches in Legume Crop Improvement

edited by

Dario Paolo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open

Keywords: legume crops; biotechnology; gene editing; molecular breeding; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; crop improvement; sustainable agriculture; abiotic stress tolerance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)

Advances in Plant Cultivation and Physiology of Horticultural Crops

edited by

Alexios A. Alexopoulos

and Ioannis Karapanos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open

Keywords: aromatic and medicinal plants; beneficial microbial endophytes; biostimulants propagating material; controlled-environment agriculture (CEA); smart and precision farming; nanoformulations in agriculture; organic and sustainable agriculture; plant growth promoting rhizobacteria; tuberous plants; vegetables

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)

Soil Nutrient Dynamics and Elevational Variability: Plant Adaptations and Ecological Implications

edited by

Zhongsheng He

, Yahuang Luo and

Yi Ding

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil nutrients; elevation gradients; functional traits; community structure; biodiversity; ecosystem function; environmental factors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant–Soil Interactions)

Bryophyte Biology, 2nd Edition

edited by

Marko Sabovljevic

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: mosses; liverworts; hornworts; bryology; bryophytes; bryophyta; seedless plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Biological Activities of Plant Extracts, Secondary Metabolites, and Semi-Synthetic Derivatives

edited by

Héctor Carrasco

and Lautaro Taborga

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; secondary metabolites; semi-synthetic derivatives; biological activities; bioactive compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Plant Responses to Emerging Contaminants: From Stress Mechanisms to Environmental Safety

edited by

Yu Shen

and Jiahui Zhu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-rhizosphere interactions; stress response mechanisms; environmental interfaces; emerging contaminants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)

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